It’s been about 3.5 years since Producer Matt Papa and the voice of Elise from Gunvolt 1, Ayano, did their comprehensive bilingual “INTI CREATES Live” streams, where they would bring you all of the latest Inti Creates news, special announcements, and more in both English and Japanese!

We decided it was about high time bring back the show so that we can deliver not only the latest information, but special announcements, and more as we try find new ways to communicate with you while we are stuck indoors during this crazy time in the world.

Even though this is technically episode #11, this time around, we’ve rebuilt the show from the ground up! We’re still delivering the content you expect from this show, but with a new group of MCs: Diana Garnet (singer of the DMFD theme song, English voice of Joule in the Gunvolt OVA anime) and Kenta Tanaka (Bandit in DMFD)!

We also have a special video message from Dragon Marked for Death producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto (HAKAMA) and more that you absolutely won’t wanna miss!

The tale of the Dragonblood Clan continues when the Ver. 3.0.0 update for our action RPG title “Dragon Marked for Death” goes live on April 21st, 2020! This update to shaping up to be the game’s biggest one yet, and we have a lot of new content ready to drop with Ver. 3.0.0!

We have the new playable characters, the Oracle and the Bandit, in addition to other major new features like brand new weapon categories, powering up weapons as a whole, increased level caps, and host of other new features! The Oracle and the Bandit will be added to the game for free as part of the Ver. 3.0.0 update*, giving even seasoned players who have been playing the game for the past year a wealth of new content to enjoy!

*Note: The Oracle will unlock as a playable character once certain conditions within the main storyline of the game are met. The Bandit will unlock once certain conditions within the DLC Scenario “The Dragonblood Bandit” are met.

As you may know, in Dragon Marked for Death, you can customize the main color, name, and voice when creating your characters. In the Ver. 3.0.0 update, just like the Empress, Warrior, Shinobi, and Witch before them, the Oracle and the Bandit have four possible Japanese voices to pick from. Let’s meet the Japanese voice cast and learn a little about each new character!

The Oracle

The Dragonblood Oracle, reincarnated once every 100 years.
She bears the Dragon Scar on her back.
The Oracle is able to communicate with the Astral Dragon Atruum and channel his power through the Dragon Wings that have manifested on her back.
Through this, she can reproduce the Astral Dragon’s own willpower and magical abilities. She has strong control over this power, allowing her to manipulate giant weapons through sheer force of will and copy them with magic.
She is also capable of using a magic focus to cast beneficial spells on herself and nearby allies, as well as attack spells of the element that corresponds to her dragon contract.

Slash Form: The Oracle commands her equipped greatswords to slash at a distance in front of her. It has high attack power, but leaves her wide open.Quick: This spell increases movement speed temporarily, varying with magic incantations.

Yui Ogura | Miyu Tomita | Saori Hayami | Yui Horie

The Bandit

He is a young man of the Dragonblood Clan who bears the Dragon Scar on his hand.
His fist contains the power of the Astral Dragon Atruum that varies depending on his chosen dragon contract. It is capable of stealing the lifeforce of any living thing.
The Dragon Fist can steal this energy and crystallize it, forming magic items known as relics.
These relics are capable of manifesting various phenomena.
He specialize in luck, and earns the favor of his comrades by working as a Treasure Hunter.

Dragon Claw: His arm swells and thrusts forward, grabbing an enemy to extract relics.Thunder Relic: The Bandit uses the power of a thunder relic, attacking with a quick dash forward. He is invincible while dashing, so he can use this to attack as well as to avoid damage.

Yuki Kaji | Daisuke Kishio | Kenta Tanaka | Daiki Yamashita

Dragon Marked for Death is available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop with a retail release available at stores like Amazon! We hope you have an amazing time with all the new content when the update drops on April 21st!

Things have been quiet here on the Inti blog for some time now, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy! In fact, it’s -because- things have been so busy that the blog has unfortunately been quiet, but I think it’s about time to end that streak.

Our most recent game release was the Steam version of Blaster Master Zero 2 , and in the days that lead up to and followed the release we’ve been showcasing never-before-seen design documents and trivia that covers all of the game’s characters (and more)! Rather than make you good folks dig through our Twitter feed for everything, we decided that we’d put them all in one place for your viewing pleasure! We hope you enjoy all the art and commentary from director Nishizawa, designer Suzuki, and illustrator Natsume.

During our panel at Momocon 2019, we revealed for the first time that Blaster Master Zero is coming to Steam on June 14, 2019 in North America, Japan, and Europe!

After acquiring the license to the legendary NES classic Blaster Master from Sunsoft, we set out to create a new game that both pays homage to the original and takes the gameplay to the next level with numerous new and improved gameplay features added.

The graphics for the game use the original Blaster Master at a starting point to create pixel art that both appeals to a modern audience and harkens back to the glory days of the NES.
With new bosses to fight, new areas to explore, and a host of new features and upgrades, Blaster Master Zero is a fresh new blasting experience for newcomers and series veterans alike!

All DLC characters released on the Nintendo Switch and 3DS versions of the game will be available for the Steam version. Blast your way through mutant hordes as Gunvolt (Azure Striker Gunvolt, Ekoro (Gal*Gun Double Peace), Shantae (Shantae series) and Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight series).

Blaster Master Zero starts the story over again from “zero”!

One day, a young man named Jason Frudnick, known for being a genius in the field of robotic engineering, discovered a strange creature that he had never seen before. No records of this mysterious creature could be found, so Jason gave it the name “Fred” and took it to his lab to begin closely observing it.

Shortly after that, an accident occurred in the lab and Fred managed to escape. Fred jumped into a hole that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. Jason followed, and before he knew it, he found himself in a cave where the battle vehicle “SOPHIA III” awaited him.

With his curiosity in this incredibly high tech vehicle piqued, Jason hopped abroad SOPHIA III and began his adventure in the vast subterranean world in search of Fred.

Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master is back!

For lots more information about the game, check out the trailer below and the official website!

While we were away at PAX East 2019, a massive update went live for Dragon Marked for Death (Ver. 2.0.0), so let’s gather up all the details here!

First things first, for those of you who purchased the additional quest DLC (or those of you who purchased the physical version of the game), the brand new story line “The Dragonblood Bandit” is ready to be played! This story line begins from a quest given by Lacel in the Medius city slums. It includes a series of 11 quests revolving around the lone bandit Rivalis. Journey to new locations and revisit familiar ones on brand new quests, with levels starting at level 20 to level 50. High level variants of the quests will give you the chance to earn new powerful weapons and accessories from levels 55-60. Unravel the mysteries surrounding the life of the Dragonblood Bandit!

Additionally in Version 2.0.0, the level cap has been increased, a new dragon contract for each character has been added, the Black Market is now open for business, an extra save slot has been added, and the DLC scenario “The Dragonblood Bandit” is now available for those who purchased the additional quest DLC season pass! Numerous fixes and adjustments have also been implemented as well!

For the full list of updates and changes in Ver. 2.0.0, check out the complete patch notes here!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is getting a physical release for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita courtesy of Limited Run Games! Get your orders in starting March 15th when the standard edition and collector’s edition go on sale! Let’s take a look at what’s in store!

Standard EditionLimited Collector’s Edition

For the standard edition, Switch and PS4 will be open pre-orders, where the Vita version will be a set quantity. For the collector’S editions, all of them will be a set quantity. Mark your calendars for March 15th, because you won’t wanna miss this!

Ver.1.2.0 (Updated March 7, 2019)・Chinese (Traditional) and Korean language support has been added.

●Ver.1.3.0 (Updated March 7, 2019)

【Known Issues】

・Equipping the Striker Pack DLC weapon “Grimoire” on the Witch and performing some actions, such as jumping, will cause the game to crash.

Also, loading the game as the Witch with the “Grimoire” equipped will also cause the game to crash.

Please follow the steps below if you are experiencing this issue:

①After starting the game, do not move the character, and open the menu.
②Select “Shortcuts” from the menu and enter a building.
③Inside the building, equip the Witch with a magic tome other than “Grimoire”.

We are working on a patch to fix this issue as soon as possible. We will announce the date for this patch as soon as it is decided.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this issue.

【System】

・The amount of experience points awarded for completing a quest has been changed.
→ With this update, the amount of experience points earned for completing quests has decreased.

・The amount of experience points earned by defeating enemies during quests has changed.
→With this update, the amount of experience points earned has increased、therefore increasing the overall amount of experience earned when failing a quest.

・When using the Shortcuts menu in town to move to a location, you will now be placed directly inside the building instead of outside it.

・The menu can now be opened in town while the game is auto-saving.

・Accessories can now be equipped/unequipped during quests by selecting “Check Equipment” on the menu screen.

・Messages that explain what each facility does now display when a character enters the capital city of Medius for the first time.

・Equipment can now be changed at the Bar when selecting a quest in single player mode.

・”Hunt for named monsters” has been added to the lists of requests available for multiplayer games.

・Players can now still use chat features in online multiplayer lobbies even after confirming that they are ready to depart.

・Players can now choose any difficulty level for a quest in online open matches, even if they have not previously unlocked that difficulty level.

・Bonus stat points that were left unallocated during a quest result screen due to a connection failure can now be allocated by choosing the “reset bonus points” option at Atruum’s Den.

・The negative status effect “burn” now lasts longer.

・The negative status effect “poison” now lasts as long for enemies in multiplayer as it does for single player.

・Enemies can now be knocked back in the air even after being launched into an airborne state.

・A sound effect now plays when receiving a Dragonite item during a conversation in town.

・Animated trailer version A and version B have been added to the game.
→ These are unlocked once certain conditions are met, and will play from the Title Screen after a period of inactivity.

【Characters】

・The amount of DP awarded to allies when your character recovers DP in multiplayer has been reduced.

・After taking damage in mid-air, players will now be able to move after a certain period of time.

・Each character’s movement speed has been adjusted, reducing the difference in speed between the characters.

・The balance of physical attack power between the Empress, Warrior, and Shinobi has been adjusted.

・Knockback has been added to the Empress’s airborne Dragon Sword

・The attack range for the third slash in the Empress’s sword combo has been increased.

・Physical damage has been increased on a portion of the Empress’s attacks

・DP recovery has been increased on a portion of the Empress’s attacks

・The Empress’s grounded Dragon Sword can now be cancelled into Dragon Shot

・The recovery on the Empress’s airborne Dragon Sword can now be cancelled into Dragon Shot or a sword attack

・The Empress’s mid-air Dragon Sword attack speed has been increased.

・The Empress’s Dragon Cannon now takes less time to activate, fire, and stop firing.

・The Empress’s Dragon Cannon now has the same firing range as the Dragon Shot.

・DP recovery has been increased on a portion of the Warrior’s attacks

・The Warrior’s Dragon Guard now requires less DP to activate.

・The Warrior’s Dragon Guard now requires more DP to maintain.

・The Warrior’s Dragon Tackle and Dragon Smash now require less DP to use.

・The Shinobi’s Dragon Skill attack power has been decreased.

・The Shinobi’s mid-air attack power and DP recovery amounts have been decreased

・The Shinobi’s Dragon Kick attack can now poison enemies.

・Enemies and bosses over Level 50 will get increased magic resistance if magic attacks with the same elemental properties are used in succession.

【Equipment】

・The equipment effect of “+XX% dmg. to Lv.YY enemies” has been changed
→ In accordance with this change, it will now read “+XX% physical damage to Lv. YY+ enemies.”
Old version: Equipped characters would have all damage increased by XX% to enemies above your character level by at least YY.
New version: Equipped characters will have physical damage increased by XX% to enemies above your character level by at least YY.

・Equipment effects “+XX% dmg. to primal enemies”, “+XX% dmg. to Deva enemies”, and “+XX% dmg. to Asura enemies” have been changed.
→ In accordance with this change, it will now read “+XX% P.dmg. to ‘primal’ enemies”

Old version: Equipped characters would have all damage increased by XX% to ‘primal’ enemies.
New version: Equipped characters will have physical damage increased by XX% to ‘primal’ enemies.

・Equipment effect “Atk. +XX% during Drg Sphere” has been changed
→ In accordance with this change, it will now read “P.Atk. +XX% during Drg Sphere ”

Old version: All damage increased by XX% during Dragon Combo
New version: Physical damage increased by XX% during Dragon Combo

・Activation conditions of equipment effect “Resist instant death” have been changed
→ When the player is at low health and the character sprite appears tired, the effect will no longer activate.

Old version: As long as the player had 2 or more HP, an attack that would reduce their HP to 0 would instead bring them to 1 HP.
New version: If the player is above 25% HP, an attack that would reduce their HP to 0 will instead bring them to 1 HP.

・Low to mid level physical weapons have had their attack power adjusted.

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! As the world celebrates the Year of the Pig, we wanted to join in the Steam sale festivities with a bunch of sales of our own! Take advantage of these deals from now until the sale ends on February 11th!

We have a two-for-one special of Dragon Marked for Death information today! First up, Dragon Marked for Death is now available for pre-purchase on the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe! Folks in North America and now Europe can obtain the Striker Gear pack by ordering the game through January 30th.

Japanese Voice Cast

We are happy to announce that we worked with a wonderful group of voice talent here in Japan to bring the Empress, Warrior, Shinobi, and Witch to life! Each character has four different voices recorded by different actors, and players will be able to select whichever voice they like to give their character their own unique spin when creating their character. Let’s meet the voice actors!